Decree No. 12.685 providing for the qualification of conservation units for forest concession purposes under the Investment Partnership Programme of the Presidency of the Republic.

This Decree establishes that the following conservation units are qualified, within the scope of the Investment Partnership Programme of the Presidency of the Republic (PPI), for the purposes of forest concessions: I - Altamira National Forest, located in the State of Pará; II - Itaituba II National Forest, located in the State of Pará; III - Mulata National Forest, located in the State of Pará; IV - Tapirapé-Aquiri National Forest, located in the State of Pará; V - Jamanxim National Park, located in the State of Pará; VI - Serra do Pardo National Park, located in the State of Pará; VII - Nascestes da Serra do Cachimbo Biological Reserve, located in the State of Pará; VIII - Amazonian Fields National Park, located in the States of Amazonas, Mato Grosso and Rondônia; and IX - Anauá National Forest, located in the State of Roraima. The Brazilian Forest Service of the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, in its capacity as the managing body, pursuant to the provisions of Art. 53, combined with Art. 55 of Law No. 11.284 of 2 March 2006, shall be responsible for regulating and conducting the process of granting the above mentioned forest concessions.